He said: "HMV don't have the faintest idea. They don't know anything. I did predict before Christmas another big one going under. The reason is you can buy cheaper elsewhere.

"Terribly sad for the 4,000 staff, but, did you ever see a manager? I never did. They all looked exactly the same. Tattooed and pierced. I never saw anybody who would walk around in a suit looking as though they were the manager.

"It looks like the whole thing was run by degenerate, drug-taking students. It's like going to Poundland and there's six people stocking the shelves and two people on the tills with 30 people waiting.

"Where is the intelligence? Answer - most of the people in Poundland don't have any. Even in Marks and Spencers, nobody opens their eyes, because they're not intelligent enough."

Allen has received a number of comments online through his blog and Twitter, including: "I heard your rant about HMV, I believe you referred to us all as 'degenerate drug addicted students'. I can inform you I am none of the above and resent your discriminative remarks.

"As for your lack of care to 4,000+ staff who risk losing their jobs, I can only hope that one day your future becomes uncertain, that you worry about how to pay the bills and feed a family. So shut your mouth, and know your role, the graveyard shift on a radio station."